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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1912
Page
4
A playful exchange covers dances like the bunny hug, friendships among residents, and light remarks about Mr Catt joining the police. Inside information hints at race plans this afternoon while a joke about a tiger and a rabbit rounds out the banter.
The Lawrence strike raised wages for 300000 mill workers by 10 million dollars, about 33.33 per worker annually. The amount could fund two suits, modest home improvements, table luxuries, a country vacation, or six percent interest on over 500 dollars toward a home. The piece condemns standpatters allied with Morphine and the primaries controversy.
Martin L Ruetenik near Cleveland runs an 18 man partnership with three acres under glass and a diverse crop. He credits steady learning and persistence as the key to success while noting city men may quit when faced with challenges. The piece ends with a note on bosses shouting as delegates were chosen.
Tammany Hall gives $1,000 for a Thomas Jefferson monument, but the piece hints at political irony. A reference to a lubricated GOP steamroller and insurgent finders asks for return to Taft headquarters.
Shuster, noted for economic reforms in Persia, garners praise in Washington yet chooses a new post in South America. He will establish a vast network of branch banks aimed at channeling prosperity to Wall Street, reflecting big business appetite for capable talent.
Untrimmed observations note a suffragette hat motif in New York City with a price tag of 28. The piece laments trimming costs on frames and mocks retiring longtime Senator Shelby M. Cullom. It also references Lillian Russell on flirtation, La Follette’s praise of civic honesty, and a possible third party if Bryan leads the ticket.
A dialogue notes a wealthy creditor who dominates the speaker, who admits financial strain yet claims the creditor behaves as if the speaker lives beyond his means. The exchange, credited to Fiegende Blaetter, signals tension between wealth and living standards.
In a light exchange during a coal strike, a passenger asks why trains run late and a guard notes the front train is behind. a second quip about marrying and a honeymoon hints at plans disrupted as the baseball season looms.
A wry remark frames a man who says little when his wife is present. The line suggests a humor theme about marital dynamics and social observation.
An anecdote features a boastful car driver showing off Olreland’s peaks to a visiting tourist. The driver claims the mountains are the highest, insisting the claim holds except in distant regions. The tourist remains skeptical but amused by the boastful exchange.
A collection of humorous lines from 1910s and 1920s papers with brief exchanges. Includes a lad asking if coconuts grow on trees, a doggerel about monkeys, and quips on society folk always in Sunday dress. Contains mischief and miscommunication themes.
A pupil in a public school answered a teacher’s question by saying Marching Through Georgia in a quip reflecting a class discussion. The remark appeared in the Alton Telegraph as a playful reference to history and politics.
A Washington Evening Star excerpt returns to the public stage with a quip about the word hooray and how a crowd’s enthusiasm can mask unclear intent. A Baltimore American fragment questions marital management and cites an asylum as fate, echoing public jests on sanity.
Jerry Cobb played by Samuel Reed eats a pie on stage at the Metropolitan Theatre after an elderly East Coast spectator comments It becomes a playful exchange about pie and American taste Reed muses on pie as a symbol of childhood and national character recalling New England breakfasts and family meals The Star reporter captures a theatrical quirk that blends performance with memory and food history
Moore presents Madame X at the theatre along with Metropolitan showing Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. Seattle Sh irley Stock Co performs The Lily and the Prince, Coliseum features Halley Stock Co in Shenandoah, and Empress Pantages and Orpheum offer vaudeville and photoplays. Melbourne Photoplays adds cinema variety with vaudeville.
The Moore theatre stage hosts Adeline Dunlap in Madam X this week portraying a fallen woman who clings to her son's future. Her restrained performance avoids melodrama and questions responsibility without exploiting sympathy.
The Metropolitan presented Rebecca of Sannybrook Farm last night. A simple Yankee tale moved many to tears with restrained humor and strong performances. The production highlights the warm heart behind the crabbiness of the Yankee character.
Jeanie Shirley and her company opened in Seattle yesterday as The Lily and the Prince unfolded. After the second act a crowd of ushers bore flowers to the stage while Miss Shirley, in the role of Angela de Savilli, appeared visibly affected and drew applause for her emotional performance.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes a porch sign warning of wet paint drew finger rubs from passersby last year, prompting the resident to skip placing any sign this year to avoid the trial.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a father using an unplaned board across a chair at table. The joke says the board is to harden himself for the bleachers, implying a humorous prep for tough seating at games.
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast safe remedy for indigestion sourness heartburn gas and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief within minutes and recommends keeping a fifty cent box at home for dietary mishaps.
In this diary style entry by Fred Schaefer, Diana Dillpickles describes an aviation meet with Tessie the rival, who is blamed for scheming and tampering with Diana’s Baby Kazoo. Diana notes Tessie’s alleged crookedness and plans to win honestly in the forthcoming race.
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